Photos: top left and bottom right: copyright Helmi Flick. The other two are in the public domain as assessed.
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The Abyssinian cat is a very popular, elegant, purebred cat with a long and interesting history. It is one of the first cat breeds of the cat fancy. It is not a cat breed that has been bred to an extreme. It retains a normal and elegant conformation in line with its athletic tendencies …
I can remember these gorgeous kittens being photographed by Helmi at the Oklahoma cat show in (I think) 2009. I was asked to guard over them until it was time to photograph them. There were many more than two. They were all in a cage. Helmi and Ken had hoped to get a really …
Photos: top left and bottom right: copyright Helmi Flick. The other two are in the public domain as assessed.
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Introduction: I am focusing on the primary health problem suffered by this cat: inherited progressive retinal atrophy which is very serious. The first section was written by ChatGPT, an AI computer. It is well written and accurate in my view. There follows references to 3 studies. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a group of …
This page on Abyssinian cat rescue was first compiled about 14 years ago but updated and refreshed 26/9/2022. As you might imagine, a lot of the rescue organisations have closed as have their websites. However, some have opened on Facebook and so there is still a possibility of adopting a rescue Abyssinian cat. Although, …
Amyloidosis describes the build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body. It can affect people and cats; wild and domestic. There is a distinct overlap between domestic and wild cats here which I find interesting. There is a study on amyloidosis in caracals (March 2020), which is a …
The slender athletic Abyssinian in the picture on the left of the montage below is blue and the image cat caught my eye. It is the same cat on the right, I believe. She is very elegant. Perhaps the cat is too slender for a typical Abyssinian? Perhaps this is because she is not …
Here are 11 selected facts about the popular Abyssinian cat breed. If you want more please click on this link or flick through these pages. This cat should have a well-balanced overall appearance i.e. not bred to extreme and it should overtly give the impression of being an athletic, muscular and active cat. This …